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Scorched my retinas at the Gap

The colours were super bright - neon in fact. It also demonstrated that colours in real life are much different than online. I went home to order this jacket in my size (12) and it looked blah, whereas in the shop it was a gorgeous bright canteloupe with slate grey piping.

I find that happens a lot! Sometimes for e better, sometimes worse. Sort of OT, but don't you find shopping in stores where there are many colors, or bright colors to be overwhelming? Sometimes I just have to leave when it's like that, hehe!

Oh great. I'm not ready to revisit neon. In 8th grade I had this cardigan that was a mixture of cobalt blue and other bright, neon colors, including neon green. I wore it with a neon green mock t-neck, cobalt blue wide-wale shorts, neon green tights and ... I have no idea what I wore on my feet. But it doesn't matter, because by the time anyone's eyes made it down to my feet they were already blind.

That blazer looks promising! I'll be shopping with my mom this weekend and will have to check out the new stuff at the Gap for myself.

I've been seeing lots of neon out now and imagine that they hope we will snap it up. I saw your blazer at the Gap and really like it. It isn't so neon and the grey piping tones it down. If I didn't have a VC orange blazer, I'd be all over that Gap version.

I had to read the thread when I saw the title! Glad to know it wasn't a literal scorching!

I think it's common for stores to show bright colours this time of year (whether neon or other brights) because they are hoping to get us hyped up to buy new product and banking on the idea that we are sick of autumn and winter's dark, rich shades by this point and looking forward to spring. The fact that winter has only begun where I live and has a good 4 months to go is of no moment tot them, I suppose....